Talk:Life-death-rebirth deity
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This article is extremely biased. The external references are entirely slanted. This is a Christian POV article and should be edited to meet Wikipedia standards.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.105.83.174 (talk • contribs) .
- do elaborate, preferably including suggestions for improvement? dab (ᛏ) 16:48, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Addressing POV in layout and content
I've made some changes. I'm thinking that this page should be merged with Chthonic, since that's what they both are. The Criticism of Universality subsection (which I renamed as such, "category" is too general. If "universality" is objectionable, peraps "categorization" would do.) needs major citations "for extended arguments in this vein see also Burkett (1987) and Detienne (1991)" while being acceptable for legal citations, is not acceptable citation for two entire paragraphs on WP. In an academic environment, it would constitute plagarism/academic dishonesty (if that were handed in as a paper, it would fail and possibly be brought up for review). I don't mean to chastise, merely point out why it is important to give sufficient citations. Introductions (sentences and opening paragraps) do not need citations as they refer to material that is cited in the body of the article. I haven't personally read either of the two books, so maybe the original editor could provide some page numbers. If they cannot be cited with reliable and verifiable citations, I suggest replacing them with argumentation that can. I also placed this section below the Christianity section because, with more added info on Adonis, it makes more sense to explain who he is before rendering a critique. Thanks. Phyesalis 22:35, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
